Well it appears I have unwittingly but successfully started a pretty good fight here.crikey.
smac,
Apr 16, 9:48am
Well to be fair, that's not overly hard on this message board!
therafter1,
Apr 16, 10:16am
Crikey, it would be dead boring if we all agreed on everything ! . as a matter of fact it would be so boring that the forum probably wouldn??
therafter1,
Apr 16, 10:30am
Pretty well covers it doesn??
saxman99,
Apr 16, 11:21am
I haven't read the latest version of the road code, but when I was learning to drive in the 90's the book clearly said "You must not impede other traffic behind you, even if you are traveling at the speed limit and you think they are going too fast."
Does it still say that!
mrfxit,
Apr 16, 1:40pm
LMFAO . YEP ^ ^ ^what he said^^
mrfxit,
Apr 16, 1:50pm
Just for the lazy buggers that can't be bothered following the link ******** Keeping left
(1) A driver, when driving, must at all times drive as near as practicable to the left side of the roadway unless this rule otherwise provides.
(2) If a driver's speed, when driving, is such as to impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic, that driver must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, move the vehicle as far as practicable to the left side of the roadway when this is necessary to allow following traffic to pass.
(3) A driver may drive in the right lane in the direction of travel when driving on a multi-lane road if??
mrfxit,
Apr 16, 1:54pm
Basically if ALL other lanes are full or unavailable (passing/ full/ road works etc), then you have the right to be "simply driving" in the right lane
Presuming you are doing the Sign posted legal max speed for THAT particular road section,. The only time you need to by law, pull over/ out of the way for emergency vehicles, is IF they have their emergency lights on & maybe siren as well, Regardless of your current speed or lane, if THAT is the lane they need, then you MUST make room ASAP.
mrfxit,
Apr 16, 1:58pm
LOL yea but not legal in NZ to do that, cops here have been done for that sort of trick & others before. Lights & sirens just to get across red traffic lights etc so they can get home sooner & other crud like that.
EVERYBODY in that video was doing the same exact speed, presumably the max legal speed for that road section
crzyhrse,
Apr 16, 2:04pm
You presume too much.
mrfxit,
Apr 16, 2:10pm
Regardless . they WERE ALL doing the SAME speed Tends to happen in NZ as well, were if a cop car is near you then ALL the traffic in that section tends to flow at or very near the max legal speed.
crzyhrse,
Apr 16, 2:14pm
I whistle by them 5-10km/h over the 'limit' all the time. It's the best way to be inconspicuous.
mrfxit,
Apr 16, 2:17pm
It's reasonable to expect the reason the cop moved him over was because of the amount of space available in the slower lanes (same reason as NZ)
therafter1,
Apr 17, 7:43am
I'm not 100% sure I'm reading your post correctly ! . But if I am reading your post correctly I am under the impression that you haven't read the regulation correctly and you have placed too much emphasis on the portions of the regulation from # 2 down and have over looked clause # 1 completely.
Clause # 1 clearly states "A driver, when driving, must at all times drive as near as practicable to the left side of the roadway unless this rule otherwise provides".
Which means that you cannot travel in the right lane impeding other traffics progress unless any of the other conditions contained in the clauses are applicable.
The speed limit is not applicable. You are not a policeman therefore you are not an enforcer of speed limits. There are a couple of reasons why the speed limit may not be applicable such as speedo discrepancies or your particular driving style (as in not maintaining consistent speed) so the given limit for the particular section of road that you are travelling is not relevant, so therefore you 'must' as stated at regulation # 1 drive as near as practicable to the left side of the roadway !
Contrary to what Gunhand has stated at # 27, we do not all have multi laned roads available to us whereby we simply move into the left lane and overtake them on the inside.
Regardless of rules, regulations, road codes or whatever. If you are in the outside lane on a multi laned road and a vehicle catches up to you it is common courtesy to indicate and move into the left lane so as not to impede the progress of the vehicle that is obviously (for whatever reason) travelling faster than you are travelling, and to not do so can at best only be described as ignorant arrogant and inconsiderate !
johnf_456,
Apr 17, 8:08am
What a load of dribble going on here, with all these different interpretations why have 2 lanes lol. Simply put its more the speedsters that get upset about this.
gunhand,
Apr 17, 8:09am
Your right not all of us have multi lane highways. But as I said A slow driver must pull over asap on any road as not to impead traffic flow. However if he does happen to be doing 100kph he has no obligation to pull over except for emergancy services. And isnt the outside lane of a multi laned highway the far left anyway! or did you mean right sides of the far left! And if any one comes up behind meand im doing 100kph on a single lane road tuff titties dude. but as a rule ill let them past just to possably save a life of some inocent sole when the speedster makes a dumb arse passing passing manouver as they often due. It kinda shows just what sort of driver/person they are. Plus its good to have a laugh when you catch them again 5km up the road. And when I choose to go a little faster than the speed limit and I come up behind someone doing 100kph Ill just wait it out as Im never in that bigger hurry anyway. Where do all these speedsters need to be in such a hurry anyway or was it again poor judgement and life skills that there running late. Mind you it may have been something out of there control but im sure theres nothing that important that someone wouldnt understand why you were late. We have cell phones etc to tell people we have been held up by a crash or whatever so really not many excuses. I speed (when i do) because it feels good, no other reason. and thats mostly on quite roads. if i get caught I dont whinge or moan and blame everyone else for my speeding. My right wrist my right foot my brain my fault.
crzyhrse,
Apr 17, 8:37am
No, the outside lane is the right lane in a country that drives on the left. When you overtake you normally go around the outside, not up the inside.
crzyhrse,
Apr 17, 8:39am
Wrong. The law is clear. It's just some twits are trying to put their spin on it. Stay out of the right lane wherever possible. It's something I do regardless of what the law says because I'm a courteous driver. If you don't, you're not.
gunhand,
Apr 17, 9:34am
I gave that comment some thought before i wrote and I still dont see it like that lol. If for instance im on a 3 lane highway(all lanes going the one way) if i was in the middle lane then to me moving to the outside would mean to the left side of my car, ie left lane.But thats my take on it and may well be wrong in the way I look at it. If I said pass on the inside, then Idd be saying you would be on the left as well.
gunhand,
Apr 17, 9:44am
SO, what you are saying is even though I may be in the right lane doing 100kph I am somehow breaking the law. Apart from emergancy services who would be catching up and passing me anyway! all the traffic should be following the same. Oh of course those with inaccurate speedos will catch up. Maybe someone should *555 and complain about being held up doing 100kph. Wonder what the responce would be. Now I know there are places where the traffic flows quit abit faster than 100kph but it dosnt make it correct or the law as far as im awhere. What happens if you have a prang at the speed every one else is doing! what happens if you get pinged in the flow of traffic by a speed camara or cop. Dont think you get off do you! Again I stand corrected if Im wrong.
wrong2,
Apr 17, 10:40am
of course it is . peopl who are wanting to travel faster than the person blocking the lane
to not move over is a sign your oblivious as a driver, or your an Ahole
wrong2,
Apr 17, 10:41am
^ take which one you are jonhf - it doesnt bother me
because either way your deserving of the abuse & ridicule such behaviour generates
johnf_456,
Apr 17, 10:48am
No need to be abusive pal, what behaviour. Why not keep it constructive! Simple keep left unless passing for me but in saying that it is more speedsters that have a cry about it. I am happy to wait and pass safely if someone hold me up, so I dont care. But I keep left unless passing so flipping read.
What's wrong with keep left unless passing! Deserving of abuse no one deserves it! Have you read my comments on page 1 see post 40. I quoted it twice, so explain.
johnf_456,
Apr 17, 10:52am
That was a side comment read, keep left unless passing then you may understand it. Try three times if it fails.
74nova,
Apr 17, 11:02am
Go buy a road code and read it, then go resit your license (if you've got one) you moron.
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